Honolulu

We left Kona on Sunday and flew to the main island Oahu.

Before we left we drove a few miles south of our hotel to take some pictures of a cute blue and white church that was basically on the beach. All long this section of coast there are some popular surf beaches Magic Sands and Banyan breaks just to name a couple. These aren't beaches in the traditional Australian sense, most of the time there is a small patch of sand then a whole lot of black rock. The surf had dropped by this time.

Dave took the photos of Kona out the sunroof of the car. Kona is right on the beach so the shops you can see are across the road from waves hitting the sea wall.

Like I said before Kona airport is mostly open air with just a roof. So the baggage check in, security screening, and departure lounge all had a roof and nothing else. There were a few walls around shops and to maintain security once you had checked in.

It was a short 40 minute flight back to Honolulu and a 20 min ride to the Hotel. The hotel is right on Waikiki Beach and you can basically walk from the street, through the lobby, down the steps, and onto the beach.

We managed to find Margaret OK and went to a monster shopping centre called Ala Moana which is native Hawaiian for Hell on Earth (not really but it could have been). After battling crowds we made it back to the hotel and went for dinner in a local restaurant. After dinner the boys and I went for a walk down Kalakaua Ave and found every exclusive shop known to man - Louis Vuitton, Tiffanys, Dior, and The Stupid Factory (some cool t-shirts).

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